This paper presents an extended mathematical model for tumor angiogenesis incorporating oxygen dynamics as a main regulator. We enhance a five-component PDE system describing endothelial cells, proteases, inhibitors, extracellular matrix, and oxygen concentration, with a focus on their spatiotemporal interactions. We establish existence, uniqueness, and boundedness of solutions through a mathematical analysis. A numerical scheme using method of lines and fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods is developed, with proven stability constraints and convergence properties. Numerical experiments demonstrate biologically plausible vascular formation with oxygen-mediated regulation.
Analytical and numerical properties of an extended angiogenesis PDEs model
De Luca, Pasquale;Marcellino, Livia
2025-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents an extended mathematical model for tumor angiogenesis incorporating oxygen dynamics as a main regulator. We enhance a five-component PDE system describing endothelial cells, proteases, inhibitors, extracellular matrix, and oxygen concentration, with a focus on their spatiotemporal interactions. We establish existence, uniqueness, and boundedness of solutions through a mathematical analysis. A numerical scheme using method of lines and fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods is developed, with proven stability constraints and convergence properties. Numerical experiments demonstrate biologically plausible vascular formation with oxygen-mediated regulation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


